Forum: Help With Reception
3-Sep-2014, 8:10 PM
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Antenna Advice San Mateo, CA
All,
I installed an ANT751 at my house about a year ago and a friend of mine was impressed and wants to install one at his house. I live in a hilly area with trees and a nearby hill that blocks...
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Forum: Help With Reception
25-May-2014, 4:30 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 11,603
If you go back to the first post, I think he...
If you go back to the first post, I think he ruled out these kind of issues in that he was using a direct 100ft cable that worked fine in another location and he ran direct to the MCE/tuner and it...
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Forum: Help With Reception
24-May-2014, 5:24 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 11,603
That looks really complicated ;-)
Its not...
That looks really complicated ;-)
Its not clear to me when a pre-amp is needed vs a distribution amp. I thought a pre-amp was needed if you are trying to pickup very low-margin signals and...
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-May-2014, 3:01 PM
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Views: 11,603
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Forum: Help With Reception
8-May-2014, 7:54 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
24-Apr-2014, 8:51 AM
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Views: 36,055
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Forum: Help With Reception
24-Apr-2014, 7:46 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Apr-2014, 3:29 AM
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Views: 4,884
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Apr-2014, 3:04 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,374
Borrow a friend's TV and see if it has audio...
Borrow a friend's TV and see if it has audio problems. If another TV has no issues then some component inside your TV is bad. Also, you might also do a Google search for "bad audio" or similar for...
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Forum: Help With Reception
16-Apr-2014, 2:44 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 19,511
Post an FM Fool report. It may not be FM...
Post an FM Fool report. It may not be FM interference as you assume.
Re-run your TV Fool report at 30, 40 and 50 ft to see how far up you have to go to get RCH7 and RCH46 (your weakest stations)...
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Forum: Help With Reception
15-Apr-2014, 4:29 AM
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Forum: Help With Reception
15-Apr-2014, 4:02 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,070
I agree with teleview, leave the J-pole on the...
I agree with teleview, leave the J-pole on the outside of the beam. Based on your TV Fool report, even with 2-Edge signals you might get decent reception from there with the ANT751. As always,...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Apr-2014, 5:08 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 14,927
It looks like the thread has been consolidated,...
It looks like the thread has been consolidated, thanks teleview.
bwag32, I think you need to slow down and do some troubleshooting per teleview's post #21. Your signal for Fox is weak but not that...
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Apr-2014, 5:11 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 14,927
Why did you split the cable?
Re-Zero the...
Why did you split the cable?
Re-Zero the tuner?
Does Fox come it at all or completely gone after the split?
Long shot, but try a different splitter in case the one you have is defective.
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Forum: Help With Reception
13-Apr-2014, 2:11 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 14,927
So you split the signal to a second TV or for...
So you split the signal to a second TV or for input to a DVR or other media device and it knocked out a weak station?
Yes, splitters cut the signal at least 50%-60% and probably pushed the Fox...
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Forum: Help With Reception
12-Apr-2014, 1:38 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 22,647
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Apr-2014, 4:43 PM
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Views: 23,937
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Apr-2014, 4:36 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 23,937
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Forum: Help With Reception
7-Apr-2014, 5:08 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 23,937
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Forum: Help With Reception
6-Apr-2014, 11:43 PM
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Views: 23,937
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Forum: Help With Reception
6-Apr-2014, 7:03 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 22,647
I forgot to add... rezero your tuner if you...
I forgot to add... rezero your tuner if you haven't done it in a while.
Unplug the antenna from the back of the TV and cap the input with a 75 ohm F-type terminator cap. Scan for channels, it...
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Forum: Help With Reception
6-Apr-2014, 4:27 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 22,647
That antenna should work at your location so...
That antenna should work at your location so raising it or moving left/right might help but before you do all that work try this. First, all your stations are 2Edge (refracted) signals so you might...
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Forum: Help With Reception
27-Mar-2014, 5:28 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,499
Echoing what GroundUrMast said; go higher, move...
Echoing what GroundUrMast said; go higher, move left/right. Also, it wasn't clear from your reply if you got an amp and are combining UHF and VHF antennas. Details matter when going for weak signals....
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Forum: Help With Reception
21-Mar-2014, 4:02 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,369
Teleview's recommendation is good. You have to...
Teleview's recommendation is good. You have to read the Real Channel column (ignore virtual channels, its what the TV displays) so you only have VHF-Hi and UHF so the HBU11 is a good choice. PBS...
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Forum: Help With Reception
14-Mar-2014, 7:10 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,954
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